Control of Horses Act, 1996

Prosecution of offences.

9.—An offence under this Act may be prosecuted summarily—

(a) by the local authority in whose functional area the offence was committed, or

(b) at the request of that authority, by another local authority with which an agreement exists for the exercise or performance by authorised persons of that other authority in the functional area of the first-mentioned authority of the functions of an authorised person, or

(c) by a local authority which has entered into arrangements under section 20 (10) with the authority referred to in paragraph (a) where the offence was committed within the area to which the arrangements relate, or

(d) by a member of the Garda Síochána.